Short biography of Darius Northey

1993 Graduated as a Dental Technician after working in the family business for many years.

1997 Established his own dental laboratory in Sydney, Australia.

2004-2006 Completed the ‘Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics’.

2006 Established Jade Dental Laboratory Pty Ltd with his business partner/ceramist Justin Thompson in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The Laboratory has a denture clinic on site and also another practice on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia.

They employ 11 staff and are a full service lab. Darius specialises in acrylic cases, working with dentists and directly with patients. He has a strong interest in furthering his education and attends regular courses and seminars.

Darius specialises in acrylic cases, working with Dentists and also directly with patients. He has a strong interest in furthering his education and attends regular courses and seminars. He lectures in Australia and overseas on implant over dentures and cad cam bars.

The dental laboratory of Darius Northey

Patient case

VITAPAN PLUS® combined with VITA LINGOFORM®

The patient presents fully edentulous after having posterior extractions first, allowing for bone resorption then lastly having anteriors removed and a short healing period (note lack of lip support) VITAPAN PLUS anteriors have been chosen for this case for their outstanding esthetics. They were combined with VITA LINGOFORM posteriors set in a lingualised occlusion to aid in stability and increased function of the denture and also to ease and speed up setting.

Initial situation.

Initial impressions are taken then custom trays are made from these models.

A monophase medium body impression is taken first followed by a light body wash.